Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1861 | 267,618 | — |
| 1871 | 290,514 | +8.6% |
| 1881 | 354,041 | +21.9% |
| 1901 | 538,478 | +52.1% |
| 1911 | 701,401 | +30.3% |
| 1921 | 818,148 | +16.6% |
| 1931 | 960,660 | +17.4% |
| 1936 | 1,115,768 | +16.1% |
| 1951 | 1,274,154 | +14.2% |
| 1961 | 1,582,421 | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 1,732,000 | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 1,604,773 | −7.3% |
| 1991 | 1,369,231 | −14.7% |
| 2001 | 1,256,211 | −8.3% |
| 2012 (Est.) | 1,345,890 | +7.1% |
| Source: ISTAT 2001 | ||
With rapid industrialization in post-war years, the population of Milan peaked at 1,743,427 in 1973. Thereafter, during the following thirty years, almost one third of the population moved to the outer belt of new suburbs and satellite settlements that grew around the city proper. There were an estimated 1,345,890 official residents in the commune of Milan in mid-2012. However, Milan's continuous urban area extends beyond the borders of its administrative commune and was home to 5,232,000 people in 2011, while its wider metropolitan area has a population of between 7 and 9 million depending on the definition used.
Read more about this topic: History Of Milan